In the dark night, a group of Japanese patrols with flashlights walked through the dark streets. The Japanese soldiers were all wrapped in thick cotton coats, and the heavy furry military boots they wore made a loud noise on the street.
The area in the north of the city has been occupied by the guerrilla army. At this moment, the two sides are fighting along Pipa Street. Light control has also been implemented in the east and south of the city.
As soon as it got dark, the people who stayed at home were not allowed to light the lights, and the Japanese searchlights and street lights were also extinguished. The Japanese were worried that the lights would attract artillery fire.
Even the flashlight used by the Japanese patrol team was covered with a layer of cloth to prevent the light from dissipating. The Japanese were already frightened by the guerrillas.
In order to prevent the hidden Chinese agents and some people who took advantage of the situation to cause damage, the Japanese increased patrols and control of the neighborhood, and everyone was asked to stay indoors.
Anyone who dares to take to the streets without permission will be arrested for disturbing the peace. If they cannot give some satisfactory answer, they will be shot.
Cold gunfire and artillery fire continued from time to time from the site of the exchange of fire between the two sides, and flares were raised from time to time, illuminating the ruins and streets in a pale and cold light.
Japanese patrols walked through the streets from time to time, firstly to prevent guerrillas from infiltrating, but also to deter those with evil intentions and maintain stability in the rear.
When the Japanese patrol appeared on this street, there was a pair of eyes behind the door of a courtyard with a bunch of trees growing there, secretly observing the Japanese movements.
"The devil is gone..."
When the Japs disappeared around the corner, the people hiding behind the door breathed a sigh of relief, lowered their voices, and waved to the back.
"Everyone rest first and wait for news. Chief Yang and the others will definitely call."
Company Commander Daozi comforted his brothers, but also seemed to comfort himself, because he didn't know what happened and why the main force didn't come over.
In this ordinary courtyard, there are dozens of guerrilla officers and soldiers with loaded weapons hidden. They are Dao Dao, Luo Feng and others who came through.
Their previous mission was to intersect and seize the ammunition and material warehouses that controlled the Japs while the main force was destroying the Japs to prevent them from being destroyed by the Japs.
On the way, they accidentally discovered the Japanese ambush troops and destroyed them, thus disrupting the Japanese plot.
After they killed the Japanese ambush troops, they continued to carry out the original order and visited the vicinity of the Japanese ammunition warehouse and material warehouse in the east of the city at night.
But what they didn't expect was that the main force had been lingering on Pipa Street and exchanging fire with the Japanese from time to time, but never came over, which forced them to hide on the spot.
The situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly. Yang Ling changed his combat subordinates and prepared to take a long-term approach to fishing for big fish, so he was not in a hurry to eliminate the Japanese in the city.
At this moment, the Japs in the city were their bait, so the main force was deployed outside to fight the Japs and puppet reinforcements.
Yang Ling was also unable to contact Daozi and the others who had penetrated into the Japanese-occupied area for a while, causing Daozi and the others to become a lone army behind enemy lines.
Fortunately, Daozi and the others did not rush to seize the Japanese warehouse, but were prepared to wait for the main force to attack before launching their attack. Otherwise, if they took action, they would definitely be surrounded by heavy Japanese troops.
The situation on the battlefield is like this. Even Yang Ling cannot cover everything. In many cases, adjustments to combat headquarters cannot be immediately notified to some of the troops that have penetrated into enemy-occupied areas.
Daozi and the others are lucky and have not been exposed yet. However, on many battlefields fighting the Japanese, the troops that penetrated behind enemy lines became truly alone due to their failure on the frontal battlefield.
Just like during the Battle of Xuzhou, the Chinese regular army sent many elite units to penetrate behind enemy lines, preparing to destroy the enemy's roads and attack the enemy's military stations.
Because every large-scale battle is accompanied by countless harassment and disruption of small-scale battles from behind enemy lines, due to backward communication methods.
Sometimes the frontal battlefield has been defeated and retreated, and these small troops who were ordered to penetrate behind the enemy's rear are still fighting according to the original orders, and the news will not be received until a long time later.
Even if these troops behind enemy lines survived, they could not go back due to various reasons. They could only stay on the spot to form guerrillas and continue to fight the Japanese.
It would be fine if the main force of the regular army counterattacked, and they would still have a chance to return to their own troops, but most of the time, they waited until they were killed and never encountered their own troops again.
Now under the command of Yang Ling's guerrilla corps, there are many such brothers. They are all elite detachments that penetrate behind enemy lines in major battles.
Later, the main force withdrew and they were scattered until Yang Ling gathered them together and gathered under his own command to continue fighting the Japanese.
Now Daozi and the others encountered such a situation again and lost contact with Yang Ling and his main force.
From night to day, and then darkness again, they remained hidden in this courtyard. From time to time, Japanese patrols would pass by outside.
Every time there was a gunshot in the distance, they would hold their guns involuntarily and stand up in anticipation, thinking that the main force was coming.
But every firefight ended quickly, the gunfire stopped, and the city fell into silence again.
"Has the main force already withdrawn?"
Some brothers have already had doubts. After all, it has been a day. It stands to reason that the main force should have arrived, but now there is no sign of anyone.
"What are you talking about? Chief Yang will notify us if he wants to withdraw." Although Dao Zi was cursing this brother in a low voice, he was unsure in his heart.
But as a company commander and the commander of this intersecting force, he felt that he should do something.
"Brothers, it's not like you don't know what our Commander Yang is like. He will never abandon any of our brothers. In the past, our commander did not abandon any of our brothers who were injured in the wilderness..."
"But there is no movement, and the gunshots over there are getting weaker and weaker..." Although some brothers thought Daozi was right, their faces were still full of worry.
"There must have been some temporary change. Aren't there still exchanges of fire in the north of the city? The brothers haven't withdrawn yet, so we have nothing to worry about. Maybe the main force will come tomorrow morning." Dao Zi looked unconcerned.
He seemed to comfort everyone.
"Yes, Brother Daozi is right. We need to recharge our batteries and seize the Japanese ammunition depot and warehouse first. I heard there are a lot of good things in there."
Veteran Luo Feng also came out to lend a helping hand in time, finally allowing his brother to temporarily calm down, while Dao Zi cast a grateful look at Luo Feng.
"Brothers, go to bed first, I'll keep a lookout for everyone." Daozi told the brothers to go to sleep first, but he didn't feel sleepy at all.
Although he showed full confidence in front of his brothers, they were in the enemy's lair, and one more day would be another day of risk. In this case, how could he sleep.
Veteran Luo Feng didn't sleep either. He was equally worried. This wasn't the first time he lost contact with Shangfeng. The last time he lost contact was when the army was broken up, and he ended up becoming a guerrilla.
But this time the risk is much greater. If the main force of the guerrillas doesn't come back tomorrow, then they will have to find a way out. After all, it is too dangerous to stay here.
Everyone spent another night in anxiety. The next day it was dawn, and Dao Zi, who had been watching for half the night, was woken up by Luo Feng in the hazy state.